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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 208. Certain preparations and sales excepted
The provisions of section 207 of this title shall not apply to
preparations containing not more than two grains of opium or not
more than one-quarter grain of morphine, or not more than
one-quarter grain of cocaine, or not more than two grains of
chloral hydrate in the fluid ounce, or, of a solid preparation, in
one avoirdupois ounce, nor shall they apply to preparations sold in
good faith for diarrhea and cholera, each bottle or package of
which is accompanied by specific directions for use and caution
against habitual use, nor to liniments or ointments sold in good
faith as such when plainly labeled "for external use only", nor to
powder of ipecac and opium, commonly known as Dover's powder, when
sold in quantities not exceeding twenty grains. The provisions of
this section or section 207 of this title shall not be construed to
permit the selling, furnishing, giving away, or prescribing for the
use of any habitual users of the same any cocaine, salts of
cocaine, or preparation containing cocaine or salts of cocaine, or
morphine or salts of morphine, or preparations containing morphine
or salts of morphine, or any opium or preparation containing opium,
or any chloral hydrate or preparation containing chloral hydrate.
But the preceding sentence shall not be construed to prevent any
recognized or reputable practitioner of medicine whose permanent
allegiance is due to the United States from furnishing in good
faith for the use of any habitual user of narcotic drugs who is
under his professional care such substances as he may deem
necessary for their treatment, when such prescriptions are not
given or substances furnished for the purpose of evading the
provisions of this section. But the provisions of this section or
section 207 of this title shall not apply to sales at wholesale
between jobbers, manufacturers, and retail druggists, hospitals,
and scientific or public institutions.
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